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Education

Shandong University, M.Eng in Cyber Science and Technology, Sept 2023 - June 2026 (Expected)

South China Normal University, B.Eng in Network Engineering, Sept 2019 - June 2023

Research Interests

  • Mobile Security
  • LLM-based Security Analysis
  • Binary Security

Publications

RuleDroid: LLM-Augmented Automatic Generation of Android Security Detection Rules
Zhentao Xie, Mingyang Chen, Shishuai Yang, Yaqi Gao, Wenrui Diao, Xiangyu Liu, and Kehuan Zhang.
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, May 2026. [CCF-A; SCI Q1; JCR Q1; CAS Q1]

Mini-Programs, Mega-Problems: Unveiling OAuth Misuses in Mini-Programs via Dynamic Analysis
Zidong Zhang, Zhentao Xie (co-first author), Lingyun Ying, Qinsheng Hou, Yacong Gu, Wenrui Diao, and Jianliang Wu.
ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM CCS 2026), June 2026. [CCF-A; CORE A*; Security TOP4]

Honors & Awards

  • National Scholarship for Master Students, Ministry of Education of China, 2025
  • National Scholarship for Master Students, Ministry of Education of China, 2024
  • Outstanding Postgraduate Student, Shandong University, 2024
  • Academic Scholarship for Incoming Master's Students, Shandong University, 2023
  • Professional Innovation Award, Huawei "Smart Base" Future Star, 2022
  • First Prize of Comprehensive Scholarship, South China Normal University, 2022

Selected Competition Awards

  • DataCon2025 Big Data Security Analysis Competition, Software Supply Chain Security Track, First Prize, Second Place, 2025
  • DataCon2024 Big Data Security Analysis Competition, Software Supply Chain Security Track, First Prize, Third Place, Team Captain, 2024
  • QIANGWANG International Elite Challenge on Cyber Mimic Defense, Mobile Security Track, Second Prize, Third Place, Team Captain, 2023
  • DataCon2023 Big Data Security Analysis Competition, Software Security Track, Third Place, Team Captain, 2023
  • 2nd Guangdong University Student Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Competition, First Prize, 2023
  • 2022 XCTF Cybersecurity University Challenge Finals, Winner Prize, 2022
  • 1st Guangdong University Student Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Competition, First Prize, 2022
  • 14th National College Student Information Security Competition Finals, Third Prize, 2021
  • 14th National College Student Information Security Competition, South China Division, First Prize, 2021
  • 4th Great Wall Cup Information Security Triathlon Finals, Second Prize, 2021
  • X-NUCA National University Cybersecurity League 2020 Team Competition, Third Prize, 2020
  • X-NUCA National University Cybersecurity League 2020 Individual Competition, Third Place, 2020

Experience

S1um4i Security Team, Member, Dec 2022 - Present

  • University-based cybersecurity competition and security research team.
  • Focused primarily on Android security-related competition challenges.

Qi An Xin Technology Group Inc., Security Service Engineer, June 2022 - Sept 2022

  • Participated in national and provincial cybersecurity defense exercises as a defense team member.
  • Monitored enterprise systems and helped detect and mitigate Red Team intrusions.

Professional Service

  • External reviewer for USENIX Security 2026, ACM CCS 2025, USENIX Security 2025, ACM CCS 2024, and ARES 2024.